Lecturer in the History of Political Thought

About us

King’s History department is an internationally-recognised centre for the study of the history of the world. Our undergraduate curriculum introduces students to world history from the early medieval period to the present; it then offers students pathways to study every continent through their second and third years. Our MA provision is similarly broad, developing students’ expertise in medieval, early modern and modern world history. We are an intellectual home for scholars of every region of the world, who use approaches which range from local micro-histories to large-scale quantitative analysis. We particularly value conversation between scholars of different periods and places, with different approaches. We also value our connections beyond the world of scholarship, with strong relationships to our local communities, and to cultural and policy institutions on a national and global scale; impact is central to much of what we do.

About the role

King’s College London History Department is seeking to appoint a temporary teaching replacement for Dr. Amar Sohal while he is on research leave in the academic year 2025/6.  The successful candidate will teach courses in Indian and global anti-colonial political thought, as well as modern European intellectual history more generally, and will also contribute to King’s History’s broader curriculum in modern world history, and as appropriate, to thematic and core skills and approaches modules.  Their key areas of responsibility will be course on The History of Western Political Ideas and on Political Thought in Anti-colonial India.  They will conduct research, produce research publications, and provide administrative and pastoral support for the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at King's. The postholder will be appointed on an Education & Research contract ('E&R') and will be encouraged to exploit all the opportunities offered within the department to use the post to further their own general career development.  It cannot be renewed at the conclusion of the period of the appointment.

This is a full time-post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an a fixed term contract starting from 1st September 2025 until 31 August 2026.

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